Erectile Dysfunction in a Sample of Sexually Active Young Adult Men from a U.S. Cohort: Demographic, Metabolic and Mental Health Correlates.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Little is understood about physiological and psychological correlates of erectile dysfunction among younger men. We examined prevalence and correlates of erectile dysfunction in a large U.S. sample of 18 to 31-year-old men.

Materials and methods

Erectile dysfunction prevalence and severity (defined using the International Index of Erectile Function-5 scale) were examined in cross-sectional survey data from 2,660 sexually active men, age 18 to 31 years, from the 2013 Growing Up Today Study. Erectile dysfunction medication and supplement use were self-reported. Multivariable models estimated associations of moderate-to-severe erectile dysfunction with demographic (age, marital status), metabolic (body mass index, waist circumference, history of diabetes, hypertension,

SUBMITTER: Calzo JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7790854 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature